Herbal Medicines for Neuropsychiatric Diseases : Current Developments and Research

ISBN-13: 9780876308042 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 144 str.

Shigenobu Kanba; Elliot Richelson

Opis

From the 19th Collegium Internationale Neuro-psychopharmacolgicum (CINP) Congress in 1994 comes this long-awaited collection that explores traditional herbal medicines as they relate to the treatment of neuropsychiatric diseases today. Dr. Shigenobu Hanba, co-chair of the symposium, joins together with co-editor Dr. Elliot Richelson and other distinguished scientists from around the world to discuss the role that age-old medicinals can play in modern-day therapy. For clinical and basic scientists alike, Herbal Medicines for Neuropsychiatric Disorders provides a comprehensive overview of the status of traditional herbal medicines as they relate to the treatment of neurospychiatric diseases. It will also serve as a source for detailed information on specific natural products and their constituents, as well as a reference point from which to begin a more in-depth exploration of this fascinating field. Eastern cultures have been using herbal medicines for centuries and mainstream practitioners in many countries continue to use them as valid and effective forms of therapy for neuropsychiatric disorders. An important exception in Western culture, of course, is the United States, where governmental standards for safety and efficacy often pose obstacles for the speedy approval of drugs based on what some might label folkloric remedies. However, in the U.S. today, scientists are now conducting research with traditional herbal medicines with the belief that they offer enormous possibilities for the discovery of new drugs that would provide the basis of a new and effective psychopharmacology. Along with detailed information on this research, the readers of Herbal Medicines forNeuropsychiatric Disorders explore ancient cultures to gain a greater perspective on the herbal medicines of Japan, China and India. Further reading offers chemical and pharmacological studies of various herbal medicines, as well as reports of studies in which behavioral and biochemical effects of various herbal preparations were tested on senescence-acclerated mice.

Spis treści

Use of Herbal Medicine for Treating Psychiatric Disorders in Japan. Pharmacologic Studies of Himbacine and Huperzine A: Potential Use in Cholinergic Replacement Therapy. Neuropharmacologic Activity of Constituents Isolated from Chinese Medicinal Plants. A Double-Blind Control Study of Huperzine A and Piracetam in Patients with Age-Associated Memory Impairment and Dementias. Medicinal Plants: A Potential Source of New Psychotherapeutic Drugs. Indian Medicinal Plants as a Source of CNS Active Drugs. Ginko Preparations: Biochemical, Pharmaceutical, and Medical Perspectives. The Herbal Preparations Kangenkaryu and Shen Yun Wan Reduce Brain Oxidative Stress. Effect of Herbal Medicine on Learning Disturbances in Senescence-Accelerated Mice. Index.

O autorze

Shigenobu Kanba, Elliott Richelson